[Geany-Devel] Let's use Vala

[Matthew Brush]

On 13-11-11 11:48 PM, Steven Blatnick wrote:
> That sounds pretty good.  Is that a lot like python and gtk?  I get the impression its better since I don't think python compiles to equivolent c code?
>

If by "better" you mean faster, leaner, and more compatible with 
existing C code, yep. It literally outputs (fairly) readable 
GObject/GTK-style C code just like you'd write by hand. With Python not 
only is it not easily callable from C code, but it's interpreted, and I 
think the PyGObject/Introspection stuff makes it go through another 
layer of foreign function interface stuff (libffi I guess) to actually 
call the GObject C code rather than directly through a CPython extension 
(could be mistaken on this).

You might like an intro like this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=6QrGmA_RR4E#t=2214

Cheers,
Matthew Brush